Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 17:11:56 -0400

["Lin, Gary" <Gary.Lin@xxxxxxxx>]

Dear Motorsport Enthusiast, 

We are trying to develop a new road-racing track in Putnam County, Florida, 
about 45 miles NW of Daytona. Some of you may have heard of the proposal 
already, Lightning Ridge Motorsports Park. If not check out our 
website...www.LRMPCorp.com. 

The track is specifically being built to give you, the club racer, a great 
new venue. It will combine a fast, challenging layout that is safe for 
cars 
and motorcycles, novices and experts. This is not a spectator circuit, but 
will be built and operated to be "user friendly" to the club racer. 

We are well on the way to completing the design of the track, the land is 
secured and the funding is in place. We could be operating by January 
2001, 
but the usual small but vocal group of opponents has surfaced who want to 
keep Putnam County as a quiet personal backwater. They have of course said 
that you will terrorize the local roads, spill oil and gas everywhere and 
generally not be a welcome addition to the business of the County. 

We need your help in convincing the County Commissioners that this is not 
the case and that the track should be built. You can do this in two ways. 

1. Write, call, e-mail, fax the Commissioners to tell them that this track 
is needed and that you will be coming to Putnam County to use it. This 
will 
confirm our message that this is a viable development, and that it will 
bring racers to spend money in the community. A list of the contact 
numbers 
and addresses of the Commissioners is enclosed. 

2. Come to the Commission hearing on May 23rd at 2 pm in the Agricultural 
Center, Palatka. This is next to the Fairgrounds that are off Highway 17 
just south of 207. Let them see the sort of people who will be brought to 
the County, and speak up at the meeting about what services you use, how 
much you spend, the controls on the sport and how you conduct yourselves. 
Generally how positive this will be for all the citizens of Putnam County. 

We are committed to building Lightning Ridge Motorsports Park, and several 
other tracks in the future, to serve you the club racer. We see this as a 
very important market, and one that is not being properly served at the 
moment. Help us to help you. 

I look forward to seeing you at the Commission meeting if you can make it, 
or at Lightning Ridge! 

Brian M. Gaines                                                 Bob Barnard 
President
Designer 
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 



Howard Grisham 
RT 2 Box 776 
Crescent City, FL 32112 
904 698 1080 

Kevin Durscher 
PO Box 575 
Hollister, FL 32147 
904 659 1333 

Skeet Alford 
RT 1 Box 2000 
Palatka, FL 32178 
904 312 9821 

Linda Myers 
2500 Fairway Drive 
Palatka, FL 32177 
904 325 6133 

Bill Watts 
PO Box 939 
San Mateo, FL 32187 
904 328 2727 
        
e-mail for all Commissioners: bocc@domain.elided 

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